Fusion-style Tilt and Baro Panels for the B350

These are the first couple of simulation panels that we've been working on for a B350 pedestal unit that's based around the use of Pro Line Fusion hardware.

 

 

 

 

These fully-backlit panels run on 12V.

 

 

 

 

 

In the above image, you can see the sub-mounting plate that the individual Tilt and Baro panels are fitted to. This mounting plate is then fitted to a larger pedestal plate, which will be shown in subsequent posts.

 

 

B350 Cockpit Voice Recorder (CVR) Panel

Below are some images of our King Air B350 Cockpit Voice Recorder (CVR) Panel, which has recently been added to our product range.

The backlighting is run on 12V.

And this is what the panel looks like from the rear ...

B350 Audio Panels

Below are some photos of the B350 Audio Panels that we manufactured for a customer's simulator recently. 

First, the Captain's side ...

 

 

And then the First Officer's side, which is basically a mirrored version of the Captain's side ...

B350 Reversionary Panels

Below are some photos of two separate B350 Reversionary Panels that we've made recently.

The first panel shown here is based on the Pro Line Fusion Reversionary Panel.

In the above photos, you'll notice that the are no Korry switches fitted. This is because our customer will be using real Korry 389 switches in their simulator, which will be fitted at a later date. 

During the design process, however, they were kind enough to send several Korry 389's to us, so that we could verify the correct fit. Below are the results ...

Both of these reversionary panel variations have also been designed so that we can mount our own replica Korry switches if needed, and it's these which are shown in the photographs of the B350 Standard Reversionary Panel below ...

The large white panel that's shown in the above images is simply a mounting plate designed to keep the panels safe during transit, as they're surprisingly long (550mm) but only 40mm high, which leaves them a little fragile when it comes to shipping.

TBM-900 Panels

We now have a range of TBM-900 panels available through our updated website ...

TBM-900 De-Icing Panel

At the moment, the LEDs are separate to the fitted LED circuit board, although we'll be updating this shortly so that all of the connections are contained on the PCB itself. This will just tidy things up a little.

The toggle switches used on this panel have a longer than normal actuator, which allowed us to better replicate the switch holes seen on the real panels.

TBM-900 Landing Gear Panel

We've previously written a short blog post about this panel here ...

TBM-900 ECS Panel

We fit one of our own replica Korry switches to these panels, but the hole is also the correct size for a Korry 389 series switch.

 

 

TBM-900 Overhead Panel

This panel is by far the largest panel that we've ever made and we actually had to have the body of it manufactured off-site. And shipping them to our customers also requires some aluminum bracing in order to keep it well-protected in transit!

PL21 Autopilot Unit

Based on the Pro Line 21 autopilot, we've recently added the PL21 Autopilot Unit to our list of products. This unit is supplied complete with a controller board for communicating via USB to a simulator. 

The unit is fully backlit, as shown in the above photograph.

A small software program is included, which can be used to send commands from the panel to a compatible simulator that has a registered version of FSUIPC, but there is also the ability to communicate directly with the Arduino controller. This allows you the option of writing your own software. Full communication details will of course be provided.

TBM-900 Landing Gear Panel

This is our first completed TBM-900 panel, which is fully backlit and comes supplied with all of the hardware shown in the photos below. 

In order to show the separation of the indicator backlighting, only one 

of the position indicators has been illuminated in these photos.

The following photo shows the panel backlighting on 

but all of the indicators (and the transition light) off.

And with everything off in daylight ...

We'll be releasing several other TBM-900 panels shortly, and we currently have a very patient customer awaiting the first set. They're all 95% complete but we're currently awaiting the delivery of some special switches before we show any photos of them ... ! 

Bell 206 NVG Avionics Stack

Below are a few quick photos showing an avionics stack that we made back in 2017 and which was destined for a Bell 206 simulator that required Night Vision training, hence the green backlighting and the red 7-segment digits.

The blank panel near the top of the unit was just a placeholder that we sent with the avionics stack until we'd made the EFIS units that would eventually be fitted. These are shown further down the post.

The above photo shows the unit with only the backlighting on, whilst below all of the individual radios have also been switched on.

The radios automatically pick up the correct information whenever they are turned on.

Below is the EFIS panel that would later replace the blank panel. The reason behind there being two separate EFIS units is that we built and supplied two separate avionics stacks.